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- Title
Comparative Analysis of Innate Spirituality in Rumi's Masnavi and Viktor Frankl's Unconscious God.
- Authors
Yeganeh, shabnam ghadiri; azar, esmail; zirak, sareh
- Abstract
Victor Emil Frankel (1905-1997) is an Austrian psychiatrist and the founder of the theory of Logotherapy. Logo therapy deals with the importance of understanding and acquiring the meaning of life and is in the line of existential psychotherapy or human psychology. Belief in an unconscious God is one of the foundations of this theory. Unconscious spiritual communication is in the form of prayers and prayers at the time of emergency. Frankel's spiritual unconscious is not related to a particular religion, it originates from human nature and Even in the hearts of those who do not believe in God, there is a Transcendental and personal God. Suppression of belief in God leads to neurosis and it is cured by becoming aware of the remembrance of God. The appearance of innate spirituality and attention to God is in a state of emergency and when a person has lost hope of any help. In this state, a person achieves an indescribable peace that cannot be justified by scientific principles except that this tension is naturally present in the person's unconscious. Undoubtedly, one of the most fundamental concepts raised in Rumi's thought is the relationship between man and God. In the stories of the Masnavi, he spoke about the existence of a transcendent power inside man and believes that the God-seeking nature of man requires him to remember him in his heart in difficult situations. Even if he does not believe in the existence of God and is a sinner. Those who unconsciously remember him in their troubles make the unconscious supreme God to their consciousness. Human neurosis originates from forgetting the remembrance of God, and its cure is the remembrance of God. It seems that Rumi's mystical thought is somewhat different from Viktor Frankl's unconscious God. This research shows the basic similarities and differences between these two views and clarifies what points both thinkers have pointed out. The research questions are to what extent these two views are similar? And what are their possible differences and where do they come from? The hypothesis is that both thinkers generally have the same opinion and believe in the existence of an unconscious God. It seems that the main difference is in the sources of these two views. Frankel expressed this belief in the form of human-centered existential psychology and Rumi based on God-centered Islamic mysticism.
- Subjects
COMPARATIVE studies; SPIRITUALITY; FRANKL, Viktor E. (Viktor Emil), 1905-1997; PSYCHOLOGY; LOGOTHERAPY; 13TH century (Literary period)
- Publication
Journal of Comparative Literature, 2023, Vol 14, Issue 27, p681
- ISSN
2008-6512
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.22103/jcl.2022.18582.3395